1 day ago · A group of dead mergansers on Chicago’s lakefront. (Courtesy of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors) Avian influenza has been circulating in wild birds since the late 1990s, with some strains deadlier than others. The latest strain, H5N1, which broke out in 2021-22, is what’s known as “highly pathogenic” or HPAI for short, meaning it causes ...

14 hours ago · It’s the latest in a string of deaths and infections in and around Chicago. Outbreaks of the virus, also called H5N1 or avian flu, have decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds nationwide.

2 days ago · Hundreds of ducks infected with avian influenza — H5N1 bird flu — have been found along the shores of Lake Michigan in the Chicago area, prompting warnings from area health officials. The ...

2 days ago · Catch up quick: Bird flu has struck 113 U.S. flocks in the last 30 days, affecting 19 million birds and spiking egg prices and, soon, local bakery costs. In the last year, at least 66 people in the U.S. contracted bird flu — one fatally — …

1 day ago · A stock image of a red-breasted merganser. iStock / Getty Images Plus "Avian influenza (H5N1 bird flu) is posing a serious threat to the bird life in the Chicago region this winter," CBCM wrote in ...

2 days ago · Avian flu is devastating bird populations along Chicago’s lakefront, with hundreds of dead waterfowl reported in recent days. Volunteers are finding large numbers of sick and dead birds ...

H5 bird flu is caused by a type of influenza virus called the avian influenza A(H5) virus. This virus is widespread in wild birds and has caused outbreaks in other animals such as poultry and dairy cows.

3 days ago · Chicago Bird Collision Monitors/Provided Share Hundreds of red-breasted mergansers have been found either dead or sick over the past few days along Lake Michigan in Chicago and into the northern ...

3 days ago · For weeks, as farms and cities in Illinois deal with the growing toll of birds dying of avian influenza, the rescue group has been getting calls in the Chicago area about geese, hawks and owls ...

Jan 23, 2025 · A number of bird flu cases have been reported in the Chicago area in recent weeks, leading to many questions about how quickly the virus is spreading. ... "While avian influenza generally poses a ...